Tony smiles as Norman starts his solo part in this tune. A sign great musician admire each other's talent and Norman has lots of that as does Tony. Thanks for sharin.
That is what live music is all about. They wasn't uptight and technical just playing damn good guitar licks, lead and backup with awesome harmony on top of it all. You can't find performance like that anymore.
Lucky for all of us, there's room for Tony's quickness and slickness and Norman's more to the point playing. I think they make a wonderful combo. And I agree, Norman is a great songwriter. Only a few are in his songwriting league.
Never heard of this song until, while on vacation this week, my wife and daughter and me had dinner at The Cafe in Fries Va, and the Cafe owner asked me if i ever heard of this song, which, according to the Cafe Owner, was written by a worker at the mill in Fries, who used to ride the train to work in Fries. The mill is gone, the train is gone, and the rail right of way is now the New River Trail state park.
I feel so lucky to have gotten to jam withe both these guys a few times over the years,Tony only 2 or 3 times,but Norman I kinda hit it off with in the 70s,He found great joy in poking fun at my real last name.
Listening to this song it is obvious that Norman is the smoother of the two, and is very relaxed while Tony seems to have to constantly work to get it done, Tks Wayne
awesome 😎 I actually got to see Mr Rice playing at Strawberry one year... a long time ago... unforgettable... .. a good time for everyone thanks for sharing
Tony & Norman two of the best flat-top pickers. Now slowed down , but in their prime they were hard to beat. Some of the best G runs you'll ever hear. mos60
I love people from Brazil! I had a exchange student from Tomaz Sampio he is like my own son now I introduced him to all this music and he loves it too!
Believe that's the Santa Cruz Tony Rice model. They built a prototype to the exact specs of Clarence White's and Tony retired the CW guitar. They then put the SCTR Signature on the market. I played one. They're amazing, but the price was too dear and wouldn't make my pickin' any better, so I passed. My axe is a 57 D-18. I had the bracing shaved and scalloped. It's a cannon and I'm happy with it.
No right or wrong answer. You like who you like. Norman is one of the founding fathers of flatpicking and I agree he’s tremendous but for me Tony is the best I ever heard in 50 years of listening to this kind of music. No disrespect.
I know that Norman said those things. I'm a huge fan! I agree Tony is a great Flatpicker! But he is too slick for my taste. Norman is a multiinstrumentalist, he plays a bunch of other instruments as well as guitar. His mandolin playing is really something else! Norman is also a great songwriter! In my book he is one of the greatest American songwriters working today. I own all his studio albums, and it amazes me that the guy dosen't get more credit for some of the songs he's written! Pure talent
Norman Blake has written a ton of classic songs, he played with Bob Dylan, John Hartford, Kris Kristofferson, Doc Watson, Johnny Cash and Steve Earle. He plays the fiddle, mandolin and a mean resonator as well as being a legendary flat-picker. Billy Strings is a lightweight.
Can't decide which one I like better, Tony's Clarence White D-28 or Norman's D-18S. They both have their merits, and of course, the players are different in style.
Norman's great and he's a favorite of mine, but Tony is in another world. At least as far as tough playing goes. Here's a few quotes from Norman about Tony. "we both are conscious of making a certain kind of tone and dynamics. Speedwise, I don't hold him any candles there. AND " He is probably playing slower to play with me" Norman said these things in reference to He and Tony playing together.
Yes....Tony Inherited Clarence's D-28. You should see the well armored custom-made case he keeps it in. It looks bullet proof. In fact, here's a little trivia.... Years ago, a massive flood swept the same guitar away from his home. Can you imagine? Talk about tragic, not to mention, irreplaceable. The axe was later found and professionally restored (i.e. dried out, etc.). TR commented after the frightening ordeal that he noticed a slight, yet very ironic, improvement in the tone of his newly salvaged 1935 Martin D-28. On that note however, he also advised it NOT a good idea for anyone to soak a vintage 6-string in a bath tub of water; for any reason. Crazy shit huh?
Tony has also stated that the '34 slot head Norman is playing here is the closest in tone he's heard to the '35 he has. That is to say closest to Clarence's D-28.
@@deanpitman3325 I've read an article where Tony mentions this, I think he was referring to Norms 14 fret '34 D28 which I would hazard a guess is the one he's holding on the cover of Blake & Rice, he said it was sold to a well known Japanese collector. I found this video of Chris Eldridge playing the guitar in question with the owner (I'm assuming). ruclips.net/video/XTyqKhX2qPg/видео.html
@@@jonathanlynch8819 Thanks, I love hearing those old Martins. Critter can make one sing with the best of them. The lineage of some of those old guitars is amazing.
Tony Rice is just the coolest. He's like the male models in 1970s cigarette magazine ads. Except he's also a monster guitar player too.
Two of the best flat pickers to ever hold a pick and half of my Mt Rushmore of flatpickers. Just missing Clarence and Doc.
If you can watch this without smiling every time Tony does, you are not human
The way Tony can't help smiling at Norman's fills and solos always fills me with joy. Even the best have idols!
RIP Tony.
He lives on
Norm was Tony’s favorite for sure
I thought he was smiling at the thought of trying to live more than one. Lol But, maybe you’re right!
@TheNewHugeCountryBoys Out of curiosity I listened to it. Not even in the same galaxy as Rice/White/Blake/Watson
Rip tony man. What a goat. Ole Norman still picks and plays to this day around his house
Norman Blake could be my favorite musician
Definitely at the top of my list! Merle Watson is there too and Wayne Henderson!
Could be if what?
Could be? Why not is?
He could be my favorite also, if not for Tony
NB is my favorite musician and guitarist by a far shot.
Wow, you can’t get any better than this if you love bluegrass guitar. And those harmonies from Norman...
Tony smiles as Norman starts his solo part in this tune. A sign great musician admire each other's talent and Norman has lots of that as does Tony. Thanks for sharin.
Two of the greatest super flatpickers who ever played.What a pleasure to hear them perform together.Thanks so much for posting such talent.
That is what live music is all about. They wasn't uptight
and technical just playing damn good guitar licks, lead and backup with awesome harmony on top of it all. You can't find performance like that anymore.
@The New Huge Country Boys you ok there 😅
I love Norman's fills. He's such a tasteful player.
We all have fovorites and mine is Norman Blake, the man is very smooth. Wayne
Years after the fact; but let's respect the man's memory:
Tony Rice was a great singer too!
This piece of pickin is better than I ever heard......Norman is so smooth in his style and Tony is awesome too. Thanks.
Their voices match perfectly. It's like listening to God's choir!
Absolutely two of the very best that ever picked up one of these six string instruments......
Lucky for all of us, there's room for Tony's quickness and slickness and Norman's more to the point playing. I think they make a wonderful combo.
And I agree, Norman is a great songwriter. Only a few are in his songwriting league.
Brings a tear to my eyes,and a smile to my heart...this is awesome.
Never heard of this song until, while on vacation this week, my wife and daughter and me had dinner at The Cafe in Fries Va, and the Cafe owner asked me if i ever heard of this song, which, according to the Cafe Owner, was written by a worker at the mill in Fries, who used to ride the train to work in Fries. The mill is gone, the train is gone, and the rail right of way is now the New River Trail state park.
The train is still there. It is Amtrak's Cardinal.
Two cool dudes, two killer guitars!!!
So good! Both brilliant guitarists and surprisingly great vocalists. Tight harmonies!
Thanks for sharing, darling
Doesn`t get any better than this!
Wish Tony could still sing like this.
I feel so lucky to have gotten to jam withe both these guys a few times over the years,Tony only 2 or 3 times,but Norman I kinda hit it off with in the 70s,He found great joy in poking fun at my real last name.
Harry Harshimoto
I can't post name on the net I have some nasty family that do evil crap.They don't even know where I live.
Harry Harshimoto
Norman was & is a trip.We used to jam all night,& smoke couple of Js for breakfast before going on stage.
Harry Harshimoto
I think he still lives in Rising Fawn AL/Ga.Its right on Al/GA line.
They made a really good team together. I was lucky enough to see them in concert back in 1990
Two masters of time and space!
Listening to this song it is obvious that Norman is the smoother of the two, and is very relaxed while Tony seems to have to constantly work to get it done, Tks Wayne
What an awesome match of voices. Great pickin' to boot! Love these these guys1
Awesome!!!! 2 thumbs up for sharing,..Tony and Norman are thee two best flat-pickers by a mile....this song proves that!!!
They absolutely nailed this song. Shame no recording is available.
They did record this on their Blake & Rice Album. ruclips.net/video/aU5vOsAwIYU/видео.html
Please Lord give Tony his singin' voice back
The lord just gave it back to him. R I.P.
awesome 😎 I actually got to see Mr Rice playing at Strawberry one year... a long time ago... unforgettable...
.. a good time for everyone
thanks for sharing
Super awesome talent and music. Thanks.
Tony and Norman are brothers from different mothers!
I love how he smiles after every number as if he knows! He he
Wonderful recording. Both iconic. Both had a signature sound, blended well together. Thanks for sharing.
I understand Blake's ability is revered even by the Tony Rices out there! Fantastic.. thanx for postin this kr
Fantastic , i love Tony Rice so much , they're both amazing
Always come back to this magic
Tony & Norman two of the best flat-top pickers. Now slowed down , but in their prime they were hard to beat. Some of the best G runs you'll ever hear. mos60
Tonys guitar playing is unbelievable, but I also think he was the best bluegrass singer I ever heard. What a loss.
Amazing how two awesome lead player mix so well.
The best two flat pickers of all time just keeping it rocker!!!!!! Sooooooo heavy! Love!
They sound great together that's for damn sure! :)
I don't believe it --- you actually did it - I love Tony and Norman too
Norman Blake, one of the great flat pickers of all time. Tony's not too shabby either.
WE WERE ALL SO MUCH YOUNGER BACK THEN
very good they make it look so easy
I love people from Brazil! I had a exchange student from Tomaz Sampio he is like my own son now I introduced him to all this music and he loves it too!
Thats Clarence White's old Guitar, if Clarence and Doc Watson were sitting then all 4 of the best pickers would be there together. Fabulous.
you got that right
Believe that's the Santa Cruz Tony Rice model. They built a prototype to the exact specs of Clarence White's and Tony retired the CW guitar. They then put the SCTR Signature on the market. I played one. They're amazing, but the price was too dear and wouldn't make my pickin' any better, so I passed. My axe is a 57 D-18. I had the bracing shaved and scalloped. It's a cannon and I'm happy with it.
Flat picking Mt Rushmore
Who's Norman Blake?
@@johnvandeusen6265 the guy who is not Tony Rice
Yessir! The two greatest.
That is a cool twist on a classic.
Yeah I can dig this! Excellent!
They put out at least one album together too. It is phenomenal
They sound three times better together than either one by himself.
WAOUUUUUU superbe duo.
Norman is the best flat top picker I have every heard bar non
No right or wrong answer. You like who you like. Norman is one of the founding fathers of flatpicking and I agree he’s tremendous but for me Tony is the best I ever heard in 50 years of listening to this kind of music. No disrespect.
You guys rock
Here here! I'll second and third that - it is definitely him.
2 masters
Masterful!
So fine...I gotta find that train!
Awesome !!
Decendants of the late Calvin Cole thank you!
I wish my wife looked at me like Tony looks at Normans guitar.
Nice
Dad and Tony were good friends that greatly respected one another.
awesome!
Wow this is scary good
i dont care who's better...theyre both damn fine players, no reason to pick it apart. i had no idea they did anything together!
What a loss is Tony Rice RIP.
my band covers this. great song
Hows this ever gets even one thumb down is beyond me ...
Talent - 10 +++++.
I am here today
R.I.P. Mr. Tony Rice - sad
I know that Norman said those things. I'm a huge fan! I agree Tony is a great Flatpicker! But he is too slick for my taste. Norman is a multiinstrumentalist, he plays a bunch of other instruments as well as guitar. His mandolin playing is really something else! Norman is also a great songwriter! In my book he is one of the greatest American songwriters working today. I own all his studio albums, and it amazes me that the guy dosen't get more credit for some of the songs he's written! Pure talent
I really like both but Tony's playing has always been smooth and effortless. I'm pretty sure Norman would agree.
@The New Huge Country Boys very bad take
@The New Huge Country Boys pretty decent troll
@The New Huge Country Boys Isn't it pretty to think so? 😂
Norman Blake has written a ton of classic songs, he played with Bob Dylan, John Hartford, Kris Kristofferson, Doc Watson, Johnny Cash and Steve Earle. He plays the fiddle, mandolin and a mean resonator as well as being a legendary flat-picker. Billy Strings is a lightweight.
I learned this song from the Andy Griffith show
Tony did not inherit White's D28, he sought it out, found it, and bought it. And his case is just a normal high end case.
Can't decide which one I like better, Tony's Clarence White D-28 or Norman's D-18S. They both have their merits, and of course, the players are different in style.
I'd take NB's '34 D18H.
Norman's great and he's a favorite of mine, but Tony is in another world. At least as far as tough playing goes. Here's a few quotes from Norman about Tony.
"we both are conscious of making a certain kind of tone and dynamics. Speedwise, I don't hold him any candles there.
AND
" He is probably playing slower to play with me"
Norman said these things in reference to He and Tony playing together.
Ha! Id rather have norman than tony backing me up
me encanta
This is great! Can you post the next part of the show?
Tony always understood he could never be Norman when it comes to guitar playin
Byron Ordway , please..
Amen
Unbelievable...!
Look up "Norman Blake, Flatpicker" on RUclips. It's great!
Yes....Tony Inherited Clarence's D-28. You should see the well armored custom-made case he keeps it in. It looks bullet proof. In fact, here's a little trivia....
Years ago, a massive flood swept the same guitar away from his home. Can you imagine? Talk about tragic, not to mention, irreplaceable. The axe was later found and professionally restored (i.e. dried out, etc.). TR commented after the frightening ordeal that he noticed a slight, yet very ironic, improvement in the tone of his newly salvaged 1935 Martin D-28. On that note however, he also advised it NOT a good idea for anyone to soak a vintage 6-string in a bath tub of water; for any reason. Crazy shit huh?
Tony has also stated that the '34 slot head Norman is playing here is the closest in tone he's heard to the '35 he has. That is to say closest to Clarence's D-28.
@@deanpitman3325 I've read an article where Tony mentions this, I think he was referring to Norms 14 fret '34 D28 which I would hazard a guess is the one he's holding on the cover of Blake & Rice, he said it was sold to a well known Japanese collector. I found this video of Chris Eldridge playing the guitar in question with the owner (I'm assuming).
ruclips.net/video/XTyqKhX2qPg/видео.html
@@@jonathanlynch8819 Thanks, I love hearing those old Martins. Critter can make one sing with the best of them. The lineage of some of those old guitars is amazing.
norman was 50 years old here. He's younger than ever
I miss Tony's smile...
Christmas day will be 4 years since his passing. Dad, Norman Blake, misses him terribly.
Much love to you and all the Blake family!
@@bobjackson3735 Thank you. To your family as well. I will give Dad and Nancy your wishes tomorrow.
@botulizer They have two albums together, called, naturally enough, Blake and Rice, and Blake and Rice 2. Well worth seeking out.
Mortal la nde mucica charyy
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet !
So I can’t live one and have any fun, but I can’t love two and still be true. What do you want from me??
2 albums together
haw haw! "pick it apart" yay puns!
so so so so so so so so good i fuckin needed that whew yea buddy
@botulizer For sure. They're both great and two of my flat-picking heroes.
@dreadnought45 nice work, ken from toronto.
Yup